Looping-machine for hosiery.



P. & J. F. NELSON.

LOOPING MACHINE FOR HOSIERY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, 1908.

a 928,787, Patented July 20. 1909.

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F. & J. P. NELSON. LOOPING MACHINE FOR HOSIERY.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG.20, 190s.

F. & J. F. NELSON. LOOPING MACHINE FOR HOSTERY.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 20, 1908.

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928,787. Patented July 20, 1909.

4 SHEETS-SHEET UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.-

RITH'IOF NELSON AND JOHN F. NELSON, F ROCKFORD, ILLI OIS, 'ASSIGNORS- TOIFOREST CITY KNITTING COMPANY, OF-ROOKFORD, ILLINOI A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

LOOPING-MAcHIN OR Hos ERY.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that we, FRITHIOF NELSON and JOHN F. NELSON; both citizens of the United States, and bothresiding at Rockford, in the county of Vinnebago and the State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loo ing-Machines for Hosiery, of which the ollowing is a specification. j I

In the making of hosiery on machines of well known'type, it is the practice to knit the leg of the sock on one machine and the ribbed upper of the sock on another ma chine, and to then unite the portions thus knitted by stitching them together on a looping machine. In the operation of th'elooping machine as at present practiced, it is customary to secure the body of the sock and the upper together on a circular head, the teethot' which are entered throughthe adjacent fabrics and serve to hold them distended and in position during the stitching operation. After the stitching, it is customary to transfer the head-With the stitched sock to a pair of shears which cut away the surplus fabric beyond the stitchin and after this shearing. Operation thehead, with the sock still carried thereby, is mounted in position to coact with a brush which removes the surplus lint or threads from the fabric.

The several operations above referredto are successively performed by manually removing the head from'on'e device to-another, sothat the several operations may be performed in succession. This manual manipulation of the sock is very wasteful in time, 'and further requires care in" the successive adjustments of the parts in orderfthat the various stages of the work may be perfectly performed. i i

The object of the present invention is to construct a machine which combines within itself a shearing, a stitching, and abr'ushing. mechanism cooperating with a revoluble carrier having mounted thereon a plurality of heads so positioned and adjusted that the carrier may be moved from {one position to anotherl'permitting the several operations to he performed in succession without mani a-- ulation on thepart of the operator',"ther'eby permitting the operator todevote his entire time to the work of mouiitin' the sock 'ortions' 1rtpositionto be dar'rie to the var ous Specification of Letters rateiit.

Application filed August 20, 1908. Serial No. 449,460.

Patented .nn' 2o, eoe.

points of operation. This method of performing the work provides for great accuracy and perfection in thework, in that each of the operations will be regulated automatically and without the necessity for careful supervision on the partof theoperator'.

The machine is so constructed that it can be readily operated frOnia convenient oin't within easy reach'of the operator and e ects a great saving in space as We'll as"tin'1'eby' reason of the compactlarrangeihe'nt' of the several ihstrumelitalities required (in forming-the various portions of the wor Further objects will-appear from a; de-

tailed description of the invention, which consistsin the features 6f construction" and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed. I p

In the drawings, F igui'e l is a si e eleva' ti'on' of the main portion of the niachifie,

showing the bed plate in section and. the.

driving mechanism removed; Fig: 2 an under face view of. the diagonally pivoted rotary carrier; Fig. 3' an enlarged detail, partly in Section, showing the centering pin for the carrier; Fig. i a top or plan" view' of the machine, with the carrier removed and a portion of the frame insectiori; Fig;

5 a t'opor plan view of the cam and dog for actuating the stop ratchet wheel; 6 a side elevation of the eccentric fofactu- 'ating the stitching needle; Fig 7 a view of the dogandratchet for actuating thecarrier heads; Fi [8 a side elevation of the machiiie, showing] the driving mechanism,- and -sho'win'g the carrier removed Fig; 9'"a plan-view of one of the carrierheads with the stitchin needle in coac'tiilg relation" therewith; Fig. 10 a detail showing the pit- 'man for driving the brush; Fig. 11' a detail,

artl'y in section, showing the drivingshaft -tor one'of the carrier heads; Fig. 12 ade'tail of the shears; Fig. 13 a." slightly modified form of the machine, showiri a difier'ent arran ge nient of the brush mec anism; a'iid Fig; 14 a modified form of"brii sh crank" mechanism.

The machine comprises a bed' plate 12 fldlff which Sprin s a bracket. arm 3 iii form of 'a bent e ow, which carries" at its" ing for the rotary carrier 16. The rotary carrier comprises a flat head 17 from WlllCh extend four arms 18, which arms project at an angle of 45 with respect to the stationary shaft and are equidistant with re spect to one another. Each of the arms terminates in an inwardlyextending journal sleeve 19 which projects at right angles with respect to the arm to which it is attached. Each of the journal sleeves has rotatably mounted therein a stub shaft 20 which carries, at its inner e'nd,.a beveled pinion 21. The arrangement 1s one WhlCll' brings all the beveled pinions into close proximitywith the stationary shaft which has rotatably mounted thereon a driving beveled inion 22 which is connected, by means of a sleeve 23, with a ratchet wheel 24 immediately below the end of the socket head 14 which clamps the end of the stationary shaft. The driving beveled pinion 22 occupies the position at the center of the four beveled pinions 21, so that rotative motion imparted to the driving pinionwill be simultaneously imparted to all of the meshing inions on the several stub shafts. Each 0 the stub shafts carries, at its outer end, a carrier head 25 of the type ordinarily employed for distending the ends of the sock members intended to bestitched on the looper. The carrier head, in brief, is in the form of a disk 26 hollowed out on its inner side 27 to provide a slight concavity, through the center of which the stub shaft isentered. The head is provided, around "its periphery, with a plurality of pins 28 e ual in number to the stitches intended to e made on theilooper.

In order to permit any one of the carrier heads to maintain a stationary position without interfering with the operation of the remaining carrier heads, each of the journal sleeves 19 has pivoted thereto a spring lever 29 provided, in its end, with an inwardly extending pin 30 which is ada ted toenga e agroove 31 in the stub sha t 20, which Iatter is lon 'tudinally adjustable within its journal sI eeve. By depressing the lever and' raising the 'pin the shaft, as a whole, can be retracted, throwing the pinion 21 out of mesh withthe center driving inion.

In or er to-permit the rotary carrier to be revolved, the head'17 has secured thereto, on its under face, a disk or plate 32, best shown in Fig 2, provided withfour equidistant holes 33inregister with the respective arms, which holes are adapted to be brought-into register with the inner end of a centering pin 34, which is entered through a socket sleeve 35 carried by an arm 36 through which the stationary shaft 15' is entered,

which arm occupies the position immediately adjacent and be ow the disk or plate 32. 'The rear end of the pin 34is provided with a and the rotary carrier revolved until the pin is brought into position to enter the next adjacent hole, after which the carrier can be locked in'its second position until further adjustment is required. The ratchet wheel 24 coacts with an operating dog 40 carried by a swinging arm 41, which is pivoted -ion the stationary shaft, immediately above the ratchet wheel 24, which operating dog 40 is supplemented by a secondary dog 42 adapted to' prevent return movement of the ratchet, which secondary dog is carried by a bracket 43 connected with the side of the socket head 14. The ratchet wheel 24 is provided with teeth equal in number to the pins 28 on each of the four-carrier heads; and the center bevel pinion and the four bevel pinions intermeshing therewith, all being of equal size, it follows that one complete revolution of the ratchet wheel will rocked by the engagement of a cam 46 located on a power shaft 47.. The upper or free end of the arm has connected there wvith a coil spring 48, the end of which is secured to a pin 49 outwardly projecting from the bent elbow frame 13 near the upper end thereof.

'Theshaft 47 has mounted thereon, immediately beneath the inner angle of the frame 13, a cam disk 50 which is slmilar in all respects to the cam disk ordinarily found on a looping machine of a class usually employed to stitch the uppers on the socks. In vlew of the fact that the stitching mechanism employed in the present invention is not in itself new,-we deem it necessary to give only a brief description thereof. v

"The cam disk 50, which operates the stitching and looping mechanisms, is provided, on

one side, with a circular cam ring 51 which is thickened at the oint 52 to provlde a raised peripheral sur ace at such point, and

serves to impart a vertical movement to the looper arm 53, the inner end of which is held in position to engage the periphery of the cam rin 51, being pivoted, at its center,

by-a vertica pivot pin 54, to a'pivotal block 55 which latter is pivoted, by a horizontal pin 56, between ears 57, This method of.

pivoting the looper arm serves to permit 0th a vertical and a'horizontal movement which is necessary in performing the looping operation, the nature of which is well understood.

In order to provide the necessary lateral or horizontal movement,.the face of the cam of the looperarm has connected therewith y extending coil spring 60 which a diagonal serves to holdthe inner end of the arm in engagement with the camsurfaces of the disk. The outer end of the arm is provided with a tubular socket 61 which has entered thereinto a horizontally. extending rod 62,

the end of which is bent or turned to form a looper 63 of the usual character employed in mechanismintended to'perform stitching of the kind required in the present invention. The looper coacts with the .usual needle 64, which is entered into the lower end of a bell crank lever 65 pivoted at its elbow to a bracket arm 66 located immediately forward of the cam disk. Duringthe stitching operation, the needle reciprocates in the usual manner between the pins of the carrier head,

and the looper, which is substantially of L shape, works around the end of the needle and within the recess 27 in-the face of the carrier head as the needle is. thrust'forward and back. This operation is so well understood in the present art. that further description is deemed unnecessary. 1

The upper and inner end of the bell crank lever 65 is entered into a circular groove or channel 67 eccentrically formed on the'face of the cam disk 50 opposite that previously described. As the cam disk is revolved, the bell cranklever, with the projecting needle, will be reciprocated, carrying the thread back and forthas the fabrlc is revolved by the carrier head, which for the time being is in stitching position. The face of the cam disk 50, immediately opposite the point of the greatest eccentricity of the groove 67,

has secured thereto a segmental shaped plate 68, the edge 69 of which projects beyond the peri hery of the cam disk and is beveled, at its orward end 70, to furnish a cam which is ada ted to ride under the inner end of an inwar ly projecting finger 71 mounted near the center of a swinging arm 72, pivoted, at its forward end 7 3, immediatelyb'eneath the lower end of the bell crank .lever65. The opposite free end of the swinging'arm 72 is provided with an upwardly extending in 7 4 which coacts with the inner'face o a beveled finger 75 on the end of the ratchet arm 76, pivoted at its center 77, and provided at its opposite end, with an inwardly extending dog v7 8 adapted to engag1 the teeth of a stop ratchet wheel 79 whic lies in a horizontal plane and closely adjacent the upper face of the bed plate, as best shown in Fig. 4. The stop ratchet wheel is pro vided, at a suitable point nearits periphery, with a. stop pin 80 which is adapted, at a predetermined point in the revolution of the ratchet wheel, to engage the foot 81 of a lever 82, which is in the form of a bell crank and is' pivoted, by means of a pin 83 entered through the knee of the lever. The free end of the bell crank lever is in engagement with a stop 84 on the inner end of asliding bar 85 provided with a tooth 86 adapted to engage one of a series of notches 87 formed on the inner face of an idler bar 88. The tooth '86' on the sliding bar is adapted to be held in engagementvwith the selected notch by means of a spring 89 which bears against the stop 84'; and the idler bar is slidably mounted within a guideway formed by a flange 90 near the edge of the bed plate. The idler bar is further positioned against removal from the guideway by a pair of cross plates 91 which bridge over the top of the bar and serve to hold the latter within the guideway provided therefor, permitting the idler bar to be moved back and forth to various positions of adjustment. The idler bar carries an outwardly pro'ecting stub shaft 90*. which has mounte thereon .a grooved idler pulley wheel 92 which lies outside of the guide flange 90 and immediately beneath the driving pulley wheel 93 which carries a belt 94, the guide flange beingcutawayat 90 to permit the projection of the stub shaft. It is preferred to provide the stop ratchet wheel with a greater number o5 teeth than the operating ratchet wheel 24,

l O t) to overlap the ends of the line of stitching sufliciently to'prevent raveling.-'

The-shaft 47 "s provided, near one end, with an eccentric 95 surrounded by an eccentric ring 96 which receives the end of ashear rod 97 adapted to actuate the movable member of a pair of shears. This member is in the form of an angle plate 98 provided, near its free end, withva beveled cutting edge 99 adapted to coiiperate with the cutting edge 100 of a-stationary shear member 101. The shears are mounted in an oblique plane and pivotedto the upper end of a bracket arm 102 secured to the bed plate. Inorder to hold the movable cutting member of the shears in cotiperative position with the fixed shear members-to bring suchmiembers about a quarter of an inch from the surface of the,

as shown in Fig,12. 1

nNe'ar the opposite end ofthe shaft 47 1s" pins on the inner side of the carrier. head,

located a driving gear wheel 105 which meshes with a smaller gear wheel-106 carried by a bracket 107. The smaller gear wheel is provided with a short. crank 108 which has pivoted thereto the inner end of a pitman rod 109, the outer end of which is pivoted to a' longer crank 110 on the end of a stub shaft 111 which carries a brush 112. The stub shaft is joumale'd within a sleeve 113 on the end of a bracket arm 114 which springs from the bed plate of the machine. The brush shaft extends at an oblique angle with respect to the bed plate, and the brush occupies a position sucli that the carrier head will be enabled to swing under the lower surface of the brush and clear the bracketarm 114 whenmoved from one position to another. The crank 108 is shorter than the crank 110, so' that a revolution of the drivingcrank will impart but a partial revolution to the receiving crank, thereby giving to the brush va partial revolution in opposite directions. r

In use, the body of the sock and the upper of the sock are turned inside out and mounted together upon the disengaged carrier head which occupies the center position, as shown in Fig. 1. In order to properly position the fabric, the carrier head w1ll be retracted to a position in which the bevel pinion will be thrown out of mesh with the center driving bevel pinion. This operation is performed by depressing the end of the spring lever 29 to raise the pin, carried by the opposite end of the lever, out of the groove in the stub shaft, which allows the shaft to be moved longitudinally a-suflicient distance to unmesh the gearing. This independent adjustment of each of the carrier heads permits the three operations of clipping, stitching and brushln to be carried on automatically with the tTiree other carrier heads while the operator is mounting the fabric on the fourth carrier head. This mounting is performed by distending the body of the sock and the upper into tubular. formation and entering the circular row of pins throu h the two fabrics so distended After the abric has thus been mounted, the operator waits until all of the other three operations havebeen performed on the ,remaining carrier heads, after which the niachine will be thrown out of operation, as will be hereinafter proper time the operator depresses the lever 38, which throws back the stop pin 34, and allows the rotary carrier to be revolved a quarter of a revolution. This brings the carrier head, with the fabric mounted thereon, into close proximity with the tip ends of the shears. The lowermost carrier head is meanwhile thrown into position to receive the stitching; and the carrier head, which has previously occupied the stitching position, is thrown up into coacting posltion explained. At the with the brush. The last carrier head 'meanwhile has been moved from brushing position to the upper center position, which it occupies while the o erator is removing a completed sock there rom and applying the two sections of'an unfinished sock thereto. The three carrier heads, which are in operative positions, simultaneously receive an equal and intermittent rotation from the center driving bevel pinion which is actuated intermittently by the ratchet wheel 24. Simultaneously'the movable member of the shears will be rocked on itspivot, thereby coacting with the stationary member in clipping off the surplus fabric projecting from the edge of the carrier head which is in shearing osition; and this action will continue unti a complete revolution of the carrier head has been made. Simultaneously the carrier. head which is in stitching position will receive the needle which coacts with the looper in the-usual manner, and the stitching will continue as the carrier head is intermittently revolved in proximity to the needle and the looper. In like manner the last carrier head, which has been moved to brushing position will coact with the brush during the complete revolution of the head. i

In order that the ends of the stitching may overlap slightly, the stop ratchet wheel 7 9 is preferab y provided with a greaternumber of teeth than the driving ratchet-wheel 24, so that the latter will make a complete revolution before the former. The stop ratchet wheel is actuated one point with each reciprocation of the needle, and the driving ratchet wheel is moved one point during the same period. The stop ratchet wheel will continue to revolve until the stop pin 80 is brought against the foot of the bell crank lever 82,. which thereafter will be moved slightly by the engagement of the stop pm which rides under the heel of the foot, there by throwing the 'upper end of the bell crank lever against the stop 84 on the bar 85. This action retracts the bar 85, withdrawing the tooth 86 from the notch within which it registers. This retraction of the tooth allows the pressure of the driving belt to act. against the idler 92 which is thrown into position to relieve the belt from all tension, which of course stops the machine. 7 Figs. 13 and 14 show a slightlymodified arran ement of the brush mechanism, and also t e application of a blower for removing the lint from the fabric in the vicinity of the needle, I

Referring to Fig. 12, it will be noted that the brush 115 occupies a position immediately above the carrier head when in stitching position, being mounted upon a stub shaft 116 having on its end a crank 117 which is connected by a pitman 118 -Wltl1 a crank 119 of equal length, which is conthe remaining heads, substantially as denected with a transmission 'ar wheel 120 which receives its rotation mm a driving gear wheel 121 on the main shaft.

Aside from the fact that in Fig. 12 the cranks are of equal length in order to immechanism. previously; described.

part a complete revolution to the brush, rather thana fpartial revolution thereto, the mechanism di ers not at all from the brush found desirablein' certain cases to employ a blower or other suitable device-to. create a blast of air which will strike the fabric beneath and around the brushoperating on the stitching head in order to remove an accumulation of fine lint at this point.

122 indicates a blower provided with a' nozzle 123adapted to direct'a current of air toward the brush at its point ofcontact'with the fabric". The blower is driven by means of a belt 12 which receives its impetus. from,

the power shaft. Obviously other methods of securing the blast could be employed.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

. 1. In alooping' machine, the combination ofshearing mechanism and stitching mech 'anism, means for 'actuatin the two sets of mechanisms,- a movable carrier having a plurality of carrier heads mounted to permit the heads to be successively carried to difi'erent points of operation, -m'eansfor rotating said heads when positioned at points of operation, and means for disengaging each of said heads from its rotating means whereby each of said heads may be-moved to a non-operative position,.w1tl1out' stopping the operation of the remaining heads, substantially as described. I

2. Ina looping machine,fthe combination of shearing mechanism and stitching mechanism, means for actuating the two sets of mechanisms, a revoluble carrier provided With a pluralit of carrier heads adapted to be successive y turned to differentpoints of operation, means for rotating saidheads when positioned at points of operation, and means fordisengaging each of said heads from its rotating means whereby each of be moved to different points of operation, means for rotating said head when p0S1-' said'heads may be moved to a non-operative position, without stopping the operation of scribed.

of shearing mechanism, stitching mechanism and brushing mechanism, means for operating the several mechanisms, a movable carrier provided with carrier heads adapted-to tioned at points of operation and means for disengaging each of. said heads from its rotatin means whereby each of said heads may moved to a: non-operative position,

'without stopping the operation of the reniainingheads, substantially as described.

Itis 4. In a looping, machine, the combination of shearing mechanism, stitching mechanism and brushing mechanism, means for operating the several mechanisms,- a revoluble carrier provided with a plurality of carrier heads adapted to be turned to dilferent points of operation, means for rotating said heads when positioned at points of o eration and means for disengaging each 0 said heads from -its rotating means whereby eachof saidheads may be moved to a non-operative position, without-stopping the o ration of the remaining. heads, substantia y as described. V

5. In a looping machine, the combination of shearing mechanism, stit'chingmechanism and-brush mechanism, a power shaft, means actuated by the power shaft for operating the three sets of mechanisms, a carrier pro-' vided with a plurality of carrier heads movableto different points of operation, means for simultaneously rotating all of-the carrier heads when positioned at points of operation and means for disengaging each of said carrier heads from said rotating means, substantially as'described.

6. Ina looping machine, the combination of shearing mechanism, stitching mechanism and brush mechanism,"a power shaft, means actuated by the power shaft" for operating thethree sets of mechanisms, .a rotary carrier provided with a plurality of carrier heads, gear-ingactuated from the power shaft for simultaneously rotating, allof the carrier heads when moved to positions of operation, and means for disengaging each of the carrier heads from the gearing, subhaving a journal mounting at an an 1e with respect to the arm, a shaft exten ing obliquely with respect to the arms, upon which shaft the revoluble head is mounted, a stub shaft entered .throu each of't'he journal mountings and having' at its outer end a carrier head and having at its inner end a bevel pinion, a drivin bevel pinion centrally mounted on the sha t', and means for imparting intermittent movement to the carrier heads, substantially as descri'bedl' 8. In a looping machine, the combination of shearing mechanism, stitching mechanism and brush mechanism, means for actuating the several mechanisms, a rotary carrier com-' prisin a head'and four-arms s aced equidistant y and extending obliquely with respect to the axis of the head, each of the arms having a journal mounting at an an 'le with respect to the arm, a shaft extent? mg obliquely with respect to the arms, upon which shaft the revoluble head is mounted, a stub shaft entered through each of the journal mountings and having at its outer end a carrier head and having at its inner end a bevel pinion, a driving bevel pinion centrally mounted on the shaft, means for imparting intermittent movement to the carrier heads each of the stub shafts being adapted for longitudinal movement to disengage the bevel pinion thereon from the driving bevel pinion, substantially as described.

9. In'a looping machine, the combination of shearing mechanism, stitching mechanism and brush mechanism, means for actuating the several mechanisms, a rotary carrier comprising 'a head and four arms spaced equidistant-1y and extending obliquely with respect .to the axis of the head, each of the arms having a journal mounting-at an angle with respect to the arm,,a shaft extending obliquely with respect to the arms, upon which shaft the'revoluble head is mounted, a stub shaft entered through each of the journal mountings, havingjat itsouter end.

a carrier head and having at its inner end a bevel pinion, a driving bevel pinion cen trally mounted on the shaft, a ratchet wheel connected with the driving bevel pinion, a dog for actuating the ratchet, a swingin arm with which the dog is connected, a ro for actuating the swinging arm, a pivoted arm to which the rod is connected, and a cam for actuating .the pivoted arm, substan-.

tially as described. 7

10. In a looping machine, the combination of shearing mechanism, stitchin mechanism and brush mechanism, means for actuating the several mechanisms, a rotary carrier com rising a head and four arms spaced equisistantly and extending obliquely with respect to the axis of the head, each of the arms having. a journal mounting at an angle 7 with respect to the arm, a shaft extending obliquel with respect to the arms, upon which s aft the revoluble head is mounted, a stub shaft entered through each of the journal mountings, having at its outer end a carrier head and having at its inner end .a bevel pinion,\a drivin bevel pinion centrally mounted on-the s aft, a ratchet wheel connected with the driving bevel pinion, a dog for actuatin the ratchet wheel, a swinging arm with wfiich the dog is connected, a rod for actuatin the swinging arm, a pivoted arm to whic the rod is connected, and

a cam for actuating: the pivoted arm, each of the stub shafts being adapted for longitudinal movement to disengage the bevel pinion thereon from the driving bevel pinlon, substantially as described.

11. In a machine of the class described, a rotary carrier comprisin a head having four arms extending there rom at an oblique angle with respect to the axis of the head,

each of the arms being provided at its end with an angularly disposed journal mounting extending inwardly toward the axis of angle with respect to the axis of the head,

each of the arms being provided at its end with an angularly disposed journal mounting extending inwardly toward the axis of the head, a stub shaft journaled within each of the mountings, carrier heads on the outer ends of the stub shafts, a driving bevel pinion adapted to mesh with all of the bevel pinions, amounting for the rotary carrier, means for actuating the driving bevel pinion, means for holdin the bevel pinion on each of the stub sha ts in mesh with the drivin bevel pinion and permitting retraction of the shaft to disengage the pinions, and means for lockin the rotary carrier in different positions 0 adjustment, substantially as described.

a 13. In a looping machine, the combination of a bed plate, a sup orting frame, a sta tionary shaft carried by the supporting frameand extending obliquely with respect to the bed plate, a rotary carrier comprising a head revolubly mounted on the shaft, and four arms extending obliquely with respect to the axis of the head and the shaft, each of the arms terminating in a journal mountin in the form of a sleeve angularly disposed with respect to the arm, stub shafts journaled within the sleeves, bevel. i-nions on the inner ends of the stub sha carrier heads on theouter ends of the stub shafts,a driving inion mounted on the stationary shaft and adapted to mesh with the pinions on the stub shafts, a ratchet wheel connected with the driving pinion, a do engaging the ratchet Wheel, a main power 5 aft, shearing, stitching. and brush mechanisms actuated from-the main power shaft, a cam on the main power shaft, members connected with the dognand adapted to be engaged by the cam for intermittently moving the ratchet wheel, a stop ratchet wheel provided. with a stop pin, means for intermittently moving t e stop ratchet wheel, and means actuated by the engagement of the stop pin for stopping the machine at a predetermined point, substantially as described. 14. ,In a looping machine, the combination of a bed plate, a sup ortmg frame, a sta-' tionary shaft carrie by the supporting frame and extending obliquely with respect to the bed plate, a rotary carrier comprising a head revolubly mounted on the shaft, and four arms extending obliquely with respect to'the axis of the head and the shaft, each of the arms terminating in a journal-mounting in the form of a sleeve angularly disposed with respect to the arm, stub shafts journaled within the sleeves, bevel pinions on the inner ends of the stub shafts, carrier heads on the-outer ends of the stub shafts,

a driving pinion mounted on the stationary ratchet-wheel, a-stop ratchet wheel provided with a stop pin, means-for intermittently moving the stop ratchet wheel, a lever adapted toe throw'nby the stop: in, a bar in engagementwiththe lever an provided in its end 'w ith-;a tooth, a notched b'ar carrying air-idler belt wheel, a driving belt wheel on theQ-"niainshaft, and a belt adapted to be 7 tightened by the ,idler, the arrangement be- I ing one whereby a retraction of the toothed bar will permit the notched bar to spring backunder the ,tension of the belt against the idler wheel, substantially as described.

15. In a looping machine, the combination of a drivingshaft, a cam disk on the driving 5 shaft, looping mechanism actuated thereby,

an eccentric on thepower shaft, shears actuated by the eccentric, a brush shaft, a-brush mounted thereon, a crank on the shaft, a crank gear wheelhavinga'shorter crank, a 0 connection between the two cranks, a driving gear wheel on the drivingshaft' in mes with the crank gear wheel, a pivoted arm iii proximity to the cam disk, a cam on said! disk actuating said arm at predetermined intervals, a pm onthe end of said arm, a beveled finger enga ing said pin, a pivoted arm on whlchthe nger is mounted, a dog OIL the o posite end of said arm, a stop ratchet w eel actuated by said dog, a stop 50, pin on said ratchet Wheel, and releasing mechanism actuated by said stop pin for stopping the driving shaft at a predetermined point, substantially as described.

16. In a looping machine, the combination of a driving shaft, a cam disk on the driving shaft, loopmg mechanism actuated thereby, an eccentric on the power shaft, shears actuated by the eccentric, a brush shaft, a brush mounted thereon, a crank on the shaft, a 0 crank gear wheel having a shorter crank, a

connection between the two cranks, a driving gear wheel on the driving shaft in mesh with the crankgear wheel, a pivoted arm in Broximity to the cam disk, a cam on said 5 isk actuating said arm at predetermined adapted to having notches adapted to receive the tooth intervals, a pin onthe end of said arm,- a beveled finger engaging said pin, a pivoted arm on which the linger, is mounted, a dog ou-the opp'ositeend of said arm, a stop ratchet wheel actuated by said dog, a stop pin on said ratchet wheel, a pivoted lever having one endwithin the path of travel of the stop pin,"a toothed bar in engagement with the o posite end of said .lever and adapted to lie moved thereby, an idler bar having notches adapted to receive the tooth when rojected, an idlerbelt wheel, a main belt w eel, and a belt adapted to be tight ened on the main belt wheel by -the idler when moved and held in proper position, substantially as described.

17'. In a looping machine, the'combination' of a driving shaft, a cam disk on the driving shaft, looping mechanism actuated thereby, an eccentric on the power shaft, shears actuated' by the eccentric, a brush shaft, a brush mounted thereon, a crank on the shaft, a

crank gear wheel having a shorter crank, a connection between the two cranks, a driving gear wheel 'on the driving shaft in mesh with the crank gear wheel, a pivoted arm 1n proximity to the cam disk, a cam on said diskactuating said arm at predetermined intervals, a pin on the end of said arm, a beveled finger engaging said pin, a pivoted arm on whlch the finger is-mounted, a dog on the opposite end of said arm, a stop ratchet wheel actuated by said dog, a stop pin on said ratchet wheel, a pivoted lever having oneend within the path of travel of the stop pin, a toothed bar in engagement with. the o'positeend of said lever and he moved thereby, an idler bar when projected, an idler belt wheel, a main belt wheel, a belt adapted to be tightened on the main belt wheel by theidler'when moved and held in proper position, a rotary carrier provided with four carrier heads adapted, to be successively moved to points of operation, and means for revolving said heads at a speed coordinate with the speed of the several mechanisms,-substantially as described.

18. In a looping machine, the combinat onof a driving shaft, a cam disk on thedrivlng shaft, looping mechanism actuated. thereby, an eccentric on the driving shaft, shears actuatedby the eccentric, a brush shaft, a

brush mounted thereon, a crank on the shaft,

a crank gear wheel having a shorter crank, a

connection between the two cranks, a driving gear wheel on the driving shaft in mesh with the crank gear wheel, a pivoted arm n rox-imity to the cam disk, a cam on 831d disk actuating said arm at predetermined intervals, a pin on the end of said arm, a beveled finger engaging said pin, a plvoted arm on which the-finger is moutned, a dog on the opposite end of said arm, a stop pin on said ratchet Wheel, a pivoted lever volving all of the heads, means for disengagratchet wheel actuated by said dog, a stop [driving mechanism for simultaneously re- 15 having one end Within the pathof travel of ing any one of the heads from the driving the stop pin, a toothed bar in engagement mechanism, and a ratchet and dog mechanwith the opposite end of said lever and ism, actuated by the'main driving shaft, for adapted'to be moved thereby, an idler bar i imparting intermittent motion to the head havin notches ada ted to receive the tooth f dr1v1n mechanism, substantiall .as de- 5 g P f I y when projected, an idler belt wheel, a main 1 scribe belt wheel, a belt-adapted to be tightened on i the main belt wheel by the idler when moved and held in proper position,arotary carrier provided with four carrier heads adapted to i he successively moved to points of operation,

FRITHIOF NELSON. JOHN F. NELSON; \Vitnesses:

SAML. H. RECK,

WALTER B. BRowN. 

